Obituaries

Guyon Daniel "Dannie" Lewis

Guyon Daniel "Dannie" Lewis

Dec 17, 2025

Guyon Daniel “Dannie” Lewis, 83, of Harkers Island, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Pruitt Health–Crystal Coast.

A funeral service to honor Dannie’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 20th at Refuge Fellowship Church on Harkers Island, officiated by Rev. Manley B. Rose Jr. Interment will follow at Armecia Lewis Cemetery on Harkers Island....

Joseph Edward Sesco

Joseph Edward Sesco

Dec 16, 2025

Joseph Edward Sesco, 75, formerly of Carolina Pines, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at The Inn at Sharon Brooke Assisted Living in Newark, Ohio.

A funeral mass to honor Joseph’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 23rd at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock, NC. Interment will follow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in New...

Gina Annette Tyler

Gina Annette Tyler

Dec 15, 2025

Gina Annette Tyler, 59, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, December 15, 2025.

A celebration of Gina’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 18, 2025, at the First Apostolic Church in Morehead City.

Gina was born on March 8, 1966, in Newport, North Carolina, to the late Hubert and Phyliss Lewis. She loved...

Kay Copeland Hunter

Kay Copeland Hunter

Dec 14, 2025

Kay Copeland Hunter, 78, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

A funeral service to honor Kay’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, December 19th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Billy Knox. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

Matthew Lynn Guthrie

Matthew Lynn Guthrie

Dec 12, 2025

Matthew “Lynn” Guthrie, 57, of Beaufort, North Carolina, passed away at his home on Friday, December 12, 2025.

A memorial service to honor Lynn’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, December 29 at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Paul Loftin. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Lynn was born on January 11, 1968, in...

David Edgar Smith

David Edgar Smith

Dec 11, 2025

David Edgar Smith, 84, of Havelock, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at Cherry Point Bay Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home & Cremations, Havelock, NC.

Rebecca Reardon Tyrrell

Rebecca Reardon Tyrrell

Dec 11, 2025

Rebecca Reardon Tyrrell, 75, of Beaufort, North Carolina, died peacefully at home December 11, 2025.

There will be a celebration of Becky’s life at a later date.

She was born March 18, 1950, the second child of Ken and Cynthia Reardon. Becky grew up in Durham and graduated from Duke University in 1972. In the waning hours of that same year, she...

Nancy Miller Wright

Nancy Miller Wright

Dec 11, 2025

On December 11, 2025, Nancy Miller Wright died at home following a 4 1/2-year battle with metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 78 years old.

Nancy was the daughter of Ruth and Henry Miller of Lexington, NC. She was married for 55 years to Dr. Gordon Wright, also of Lexington. Surviving are a brother, H. Thomas Miller and his wife Carolyn of...

Juliette Cas Roberts

Juliette Cas Roberts

Dec 10, 2025

Juliette Cas Roberts, 65, of Havelock, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at Carolina East Medical Center.

A funeral service to honor Juliette’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 18th at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock.  Entombment will follow at Forest Oaks Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Juliette...

Sue Long Gill

Sue Long Gill

Dec 10, 2025

Sue Long Gill, 93, died peacefully at home in Morehead City, NC surrounded by her family. 

Sue was born on September 25, 1932, in Wake County to Lloyd Edward Long and Lila Whitley Long. She grew up in Charlotte and Zebulon where she learned to be a Christian servant, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Sue and Ruric owned Gill Buick, Pontiac and GMC in Zebulon for 49...

Thomas J. Henley

Thomas J. Henley

Dec 9, 2025

Thomas J. Henley, 89, of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Carteret Health Care, surrounded in the love of his family.

Tom was born on February 2, 1936, to the late William and Esther Henley. He grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia. After a year at Virginia Military Institute, he proudly served in the US...

Brenda Joyce "BJ" Davis

Brenda Joyce "BJ" Davis

Dec 9, 2025

Brenda Joyce "BJ" Davis, 79, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Carteret Health Care.

A memorial service to honor BJ’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Munden Funeral Home. For those unable to attend, the service can be viewed through her obituary page on Munden Funeral Home’s website.

BJ was...

Brenda Marie Strobel

Brenda Marie Strobel

Dec 7, 2025

Brenda Marie Strobel, 43, of Beaufort, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at her home.

Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home & Cremations, Havelock, NC.

Elizabeth "Beth" Oday Baldree

Elizabeth "Beth" Oday Baldree

Dec 7, 2025

Elizabeth “Beth” O’Day Baldree, 74, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Carteret Health Care.

A memorial service to honor Beth’s life will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, December 11th at Centenary United Methodist Church in New Bern, officiated by Rev. Vann Spivey and Rev. Linda Kelly. A reception will follow in the Church...

Walter Kenneth "Ken" Beasley

Walter Kenneth "Ken" Beasley

Dec 6, 2025

Walter Kenneth "Ken" Beasley, 86, of Cedar Point, NC, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, holding the hands of his “Kitten,” Mary Beasley.

A memorial service to honor Ken’s life will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, December 13th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Mitchell Shearin.

Ken was born August 26, 1939, in Hoke County, NC, to the late Belton...

Chester “Freddie” Haywood Locklear

Chester “Freddie” Haywood Locklear

Dec 6, 2025

Chester “Freddie” Haywood Locklear, 82, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Carteret Health Care.

A funeral service to honor Chester’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 13th at Munden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Broad Creek Community Cemetery. The family will receive friends the evening prior from 6 p.m. until...

Fletcher "Duke" Myers

Fletcher "Duke" Myers

Dec 5, 2025

Fletcher “Duke” Myers, 85, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025, at Carteret Health Care.

A memorial service, with military honors, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, December 12th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Johnny Thompson.

Born on June 10, 1940, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Duke was the beloved son of the late Jim and Anna...

Romy Epimoco Inocencio Perpetua Jr.

Romy Epimoco Inocencio Perpetua Jr.

Dec 4, 2025

Romy Epimoco Inocencio Perpetua, Jr., 85, of Smyrna, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on December 4, 2025.

A memorial service to honor Romy’s life will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, December 12th at St. Egbert Catholic Church.

Romy was born in Iloilo City on the Island of Panay in the Philippines to Epimoco Perpetua and Natividad Inocencio.

As a...

Alma Lee Hill

Alma Lee Hill

Dec 4, 2025

Alma Lee Hill, 94, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Pruitt Health Crystal Coast.

Alma will be laid to rest privately at Gethsemane Memorial Park.

Born on April 18, 1931, in Bethel Township, North Carolina, Alma was the daughter of the late Louis and Edna Eaves. She attended Cape Carteret Baptist Church, where her faith played...

Pamela Lynn Cutchen

Pamela Lynn Cutchen

Dec 4, 2025

Pamela “Pam” Lynn Cutchen, 64, of Havelock, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Care One Assisted Living of Greenville.

Pam was born on July 28, 1961, in Morehead City, NC, to the late William and Betty Nethercutt. She grew up with a gentle spirit and a creative heart that she carried throughout her life. Pam had a...